How Many Investigations Is That?

The Treasury Department’s inspector general is looking into the agency’s decision to analyze presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry’s tax proposals. “We’re going to do a preliminary inquiry into what was produced,” Richard Delmar, counsel in the Office of Inspector General, said Tuesday.

The department’s analysis of Kerry’s plan had ignited criticism from some Democrats, including Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who wanted Treasury’s inspector general to determine whether any laws were broken.

“This `preliminary inquiry’ should be a full-blown investigation into whether or not administration officials violated laws by using federal property and taxpayer dollars to finance the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, Lautenberg said Tuesday.

It seems to me the GOPers saw those 70% approval ratings back in early ‘02 and just got a sense of invincibility. What’s baffling is that they still haven’t woken up. What’s wrong with these guys?